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Temujin accepted the title of Genghis Khan.
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The mongols conguered much of Asia an invaded northern Jin
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By 1221, Central Asia was under Mongol control.
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Genghis Khan died in 1227 from illness.
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Gengis's so Ogadai conquered nothern China.
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Ogadai Dies in 1241.
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By 1260, the Mongol Empire was divided into four large khanates, each of themruled by a descendant of Genghis.
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The grandson of Genghis Khan assumed the title Great khan in 1260
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In 1274 and 1281, the Great Khan sent huge fleets against Japan.
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Maco Polo traveled the Silk Road and arrived in Kubla Khan's court.
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The armies of Kublai Khan family finally overwhelmed them in 1279.
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Polos left china and made the journey back to Venice.
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The goverment of Ilkhanate in Persia fell apart in the 1330's.
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Chinese rebels finally overthrew the Mongols and seized power.
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The new dynasty of Yuan was overthrown.
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Ivan III finally asserted Russia's independence from the Mongols in 1480.